Bishop Nehru Breaks Down "Rooftop" Lyrics On "Between The Lines"

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Bishop Nehru breaks down the bars on "Rooftops" for the latest episode of "Between The Lines."

Bishop Nehru's often been hailed for his lyrical prowess and with his latest album, Elevators: Act I & II, he continues to prove that his pen game is as sharp as ever. The rapper's latest project was lead by the DOOM produced single, "Rooftops." The song is filled with potent metaphor and wordplay so we got Bishop in our office to breakdown the bars on the single for the latest episode of "Between The Lines."

On the latest episode of "Between The Lines," Bishop Nehru came down to break down some of the bars on "Rooftops." One line that particularly stood out on the song is, "If a tree fall in a forest and you ain't near/ Does it still make a sound or does sound disappear?" Nehru explained that the line is actually a metaphor to his career.

"It's like a philosophical question, 'if a tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound?' And obviously, I was playing on the fact that it does make a sound, nobody could just hear it and kind of just relating it to my career metaphorically," he explains. "Just the fact that if I'm dropping music and nobody's hearing it, doesn't mean that good music isn't being released and eventually people will hear it."

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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.
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